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Parmesan-baked Tomatoes

Tomatoes baked with bread crumbs, butter, pepper, and Parmesan cheese.

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Why it works: Bread and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Parmesan-baked Tomatoes

Oven350°F
Time18 to 20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, butter and pepper; mix well.

  3. Place the tomatoes in an 8 inch square baking dish.

Bake and serve

  1. Pat the filling mixture evenly over the cut side of each tomato half.

  2. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the topping is golden and the tomatoes are heated through.

  3. Serve at once.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

695Calories
24 gProtein
20 gFat
102 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,232 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Pepper + tomatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Tomato + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,490 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Bread + tomatotop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,013 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes
Provide the juicy base that softens and heats through under the topping.
Bread crumbs
Form a crisp, golden topping that browns in the oven.
Butter
Carries the crumbs, adds richness, and helps the topping brown.
Parmesan cheese
Adds savoury flavour and helps the topping brown and crisp.

The step that matters

Bake until the topping is golden. Baking time is short, so the topping can stay pale or the tomatoes can stay cold in the centre if the dish is pulled too early. Check for golden browning and heated tomatoes before serving.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (bread, butter, pepper, parmesan cheese):

  1. Tomatothe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Spinachfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against bread, butter, pepper, parmesan cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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